Case Study OverviewUsing Haste Steps and Crit / Dodge Targets 1- 4,Examine the affects of different Yellow Gem choices,In this Case Study of BarbSpice, a good mix is Haste 36 or 40%, with Crit and Dodge 32- 37%.

Rating- Advanced and up.

Body of Case Study (supporting arguments included).BarbSpice is level 30, Tier 13- Tier 15 Gear, with a mix of Tier 5 and Tier 4 Gems which gives her roughly 9,075 points in Yellow Gems/ Tomes with Guild Favors. Let use examine some of the choices she could make.

Note: Dodge and Crit use the same formula, so the same number of points in both, would result in the same percentages.

If she chooses Haste Step 10, or Haste 40%, this will use approx. 4,000 points leaving 5,075 points.If she splits them, 2,537 in Crit and Dodge, this will be approx. 34.03%.If she uses 1,395 points for Crit Target 1, or Crit 27.5%, this will leave 3,680 points or approx. Dodge 37.63%, or vice versa.If she uses 2,790 points for Crit Target 2, or Crit 35%, this would leave 2,285 points or approx. Dodge 32.94%, or vice versa.if she uses 4,310 points for Crit 38.99%, her Dodge Tome & Guild Favor would give Dodge 20.93%.if she uses 4,459 points for Dodge 39.27%, her Crit Tome & Guild Favor would give Crit 18.78%.

If she chooses Haste Step 11, or Haste 44%, this will use approx. 7,400 points leaving 1,675 points.If she splits them, 837 points in Crit and Dodge, this will be approx. 21.87%.If she uses 910 points for Crit 22.76%, her Dodge Tome & Guild Favor would give Dodge 20.93%.If she used 1,059 points for Dodge 24.41%, her Crit Tome & Guild Favor would give Crit 18.78%.

A good mix for BarbSpic is Haste 36 or 40%, with Crit and Dodge 32- 37%. This will get her a good combat effectiveness per Might Rating, but also allows her to adjust for her favorite play style depending on which is her favorite stat, Crit, Dodge, Haste or none of them.

These are only examples of possible points, since her Gems range from +208 to +600 and her Tomes range from +560 to +696. But it does give you an idea of how you can choose to split up your Yellow Gems, the diminishing returns of Target 3- 4, and the huge effect of a Target 1 in a Stat.